Kanji Learner's Dictionary Downloads & RevenueKanji Learner's Dictionary · App Store
Kanji Learner's Dictionary is #47 in Reference Paid in United States and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Kanji Learner's Dictionary update history & changes
Last change · 7 events since 4 Oct 2013Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 6 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Kanji Learner's Dictionary entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · GB
- 📈Kanji Learner's Dictionary charting in a new countryUnited Kingdom
- 📈Kanji Learner's Dictionary entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · US
- 📈Kanji Learner's Dictionary charting in a new countryUnited States
- 🆕Kanji Learner's Dictionary first spotted by AppInsider#157 in Top Paid · All Apps · Japan
- 🆕Kanji Learner's Dictionary released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Kanji Learner's Dictionary on the App Store
App details
Kanji Learner's Dictionary downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Kanji Learner's Dictionary's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ReferencePaid | #47 |
Apps near Kanji Learner's Dictionary on the chart
Reference Paid, around #47.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Kanji Learner's Dictionary
From the 9 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (100% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content.
What people like
- Useful: “The customer service is also very kind and helpful”
- Features & content: “Tremendous Tool and Study Aid”
- Price & subscription: “It may cost a bit more but it is well worth it!”
- Ease of use: “Now as an app, it’s even easier and quicker”
About Kanji Learner's Dictionary
This up-to-date dictionary covers 3,002 kanji entry characters – 772 more than in the original edition – and covers all the characters in the recently revised Jōyō Kanji and Jinmei Kanji lists prescribed by the Japanese government. This app gives learners quick access to all the benefits of the print edition, plus additional functionality made possible by the iOS platform, including quick and intuitive interfaces for looking up kanji by SKIP or by radical, the ability to toggle between kana and romaji display for readings, various additional ways to look up kanji or compounds (eg. by on and kun readings, English meaning, or SKIP number), animated stroke-order diagrams, context-sensitive pop-ups, and much more.
No kanji dictionary on the market today offers such a full range of features in such a stunning, user-friendly interface. No stone has been left unturned to create this high-quality application of superb design.
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Please note: If you currently own The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary for iOS developed by CJKI, and are running iOS 5 or higher, you can make an in-app purchase that will enable your application to access all the additional content contained in this Revised and Expanded app. First update your app to the most recent version (2.0), and then go to Settings > Add-ons in the Info menu.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* core meanings that concisely define the most dominant sense of each character, giving the learner an instant grasp of a character's fundamental meaning
* the System of Kanji Indexing by Patterns (SKIP), which enables even complete beginners to locate characters with accuracy and speed
* 3,002 main entry characters, including all the characters in the Jōyō Kanji and Jinmei Kanji lists
* approximately 46,000 senses for 35,000 words, word elements, and illustrative examples
* covers all high-frequency compounds based on frequency statistics compiled by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2010
* character meanings ordered in a manner that shows how each character contributes to the meanings of compound words
* animated stroke order diagrams for all 2,136 Jōyō entry characters
* 9,200 character readings, including readings used only in names
* multiple search modes including kana, romaji, SKIP, radical, English meaning, and entry number
* 1,300 homophones with core meanings explain differences between closely related characters
* a special Browser which allows uers to browse characters by SKIP number, frequency ranking, or Jōyō grade
* links allowing users to jump to corresponding entry in The Kodansha Kanji Usage Guide ap